With their hearts in the work and their ears to the ground, the people behind some of UMBC’s longest-standing homegrown programs are solving big societal problems. But the work is never done.
Two Meyerhoff Alumnae Included in Sun “Women to Watch” List
Two Meyerhoff Scholars Program alumnae, Kavita Krishnaswamy, M13, '07, mathematics, and Tabassum Majid, M18, M.A. '18, aging studies, '10, interdisciplinary...
Annica Wayman M6, ’99, to launch translational science program at Shady Grove
For Annica Wayman M6, ’99, mechanical engineering, this fall marks a homecoming wrapped up in a new beginning. After eight...
Leaving a Legacy: Inaugural Toliver Scholar Named
UMBC has named its inaugural LaMont Toliver Scholar — graduating senior chemical engineering major Adrian Davey ’18, a member of the 26th Meyerhoff Scholars cohort.
Rhodes to Success
Becoming an academic superstar doesn’t happen overnight. It takes grit, character, and a community of true believers. Luckily for Naomi Mburu ’18 — UMBC’s very first Rhodes Scholar — she has all three.
Path to Success: Psychiatrist Chinedu Varma ’04, M12, serves Retrievers at UMBC Counseling Center
When asked what kind of advice she has for first-year students as an alumna, Chinedu Onyedike Varma ’04, M12, interdisciplinary studies, has a simple answer: find your passion,...
Creating a “Pacemaker” for the Brain
Kafui Dzirasa ’01, chemical engineering, is only 38, but is already emerging as a national leader in brain science. His research – which posits that some of the...